A GS-0462-07/08 Forestry Technician on the Newport and Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts of the Colville National Forest will open on 7/25 for applications. Duty station will be either Newport or Metaline Falls, WA. For more information, use hyperlinks below to view the announcements on USAJOBS.

Live on San Juan Island for one or both of these 5-week intensive lab and field marine biology courses offered at UW’s marine station, Friday Harbor Labs (FHL). Located on a 480-acre biological reserve, FHL has access to marine habitats … Continue reading →

The manzanita is one of the most iconic of all West Coast native trees and shrubs, yet they are rarely ever seen in gardens. Like their famous relative, Arbutus menziesii (The Pacific Madrone), they’ve earned a reputation of being slow and difficult to establish. But with a strong emphasis in introducing more of our native […] Continue reading

Gull populations off Canada’s southwest coast have dropped by half since the 1980s, likely due to a decline in quality food, according to a new study. But at the risk of crying wolf, researchers at the University of British Columbia looked at long-term data compiled about the Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens) over the past 150 years to make sure the […]

Scientists are calling for an emergency plan to protect the fauna of Madagascar after a fungal disease that has laid waste to vast populations of amphibians across the world has been detected for the first time on the unique island ecosystem. “This is sad news for amphibian-lovers around the world,” said Dirk Schmeller in a release. Schmeller is from the Hel […]